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South Africa at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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South Africa at the 1956 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
50 (44 men and 6 women) in 10 sports

MedalsRanked 33rd
  
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The Union of South Africa competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 50 competitors, 44 men and 6 women, took part in 50 events in 10 sports.

Contents

Bronze

  • Daniel Bekker — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
  • Henry Loubscher — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
  • Alfred Swift — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
  • Moira Abernethy, Jeanette Myburgh, Natalie Myburgh and Susan Roberts — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

    • Athletics

    Men's 110m Hurdles

  • Danie Burger
  • Heat — 14.4s
  • Semifinals — 15.0s (→ did not advance)

    • Men's Marathon

  • Mercer Davis — 2:39:48 (→ 14th place)
  • Jan Barnard — did not finish (→ no ranking)

    • Men's Discus Throw

  • Fanie du Plessis
  • Qualifying Heat — 50.69
  • Final — 48.49 (→ 13th place)

    • Cycling

    Sprint
  • Thomas Shardelow — 8th place
    • Time trial
  • Alfred Swift — 1:11.6 (→ Bronze Medal)
    • Tandem
  • Raymond Robinson
    Thomas Shardelow — 7th place
    • Team pursuit
  • Alfred Swift
    Anne Jan Hettema
    Charles Jonker
    Robert Fowler — 4:39.4 (→ 4th place)
    • Individual road race
  • Alfred Swift — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Robert Fowler — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Anne Jan Hettema — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Charles Jonker — did not finish (→ no ranking)

    • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented South Africa in 1956.

    Individual
  • Okkie van Greunen
  • Harry Schmidt
  • Marthinus du Plessis
    • Team
  • Okkie van Greunen
  • Harry Schmidt
  • Marthinus du Plessis

    • Shooting

    Two shooters represented South Africa in 1956.

    50 m rifle, three positions
  • Robin Lavine
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Johannes Human
  • Robin Lavine

    • References

    South Africa at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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